NBA Players with the Most Steals Recorded in Playoffs in Their 18th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 18th NBA season, ranked by playoff total steals. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Which NBA player had the most total steals in the Playoffs in his 18th year?
Playing for the 2014 Miami Heat, Ray Allen recorded a total of 14 steals in 20 games — the highest playoff total ever by an NBA player in his 18th season.
Total Steals, 18th Season
14 stl
Ray Allen
(2014 Miami Heat)
Note: 
= NBA champion in this season.
Total Steals in a Player's 18th Season - Full List
Playoffs
| Steals | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (2014 Heat) |
14 | 0.7 | 20 | 185 | 67 | 32 | 4 | 33 |
| 2 | (2014 Thunder) |
13 | 0.7 | 19 | 73 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | (2012 Mavericks) |
12 | 3.0 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 9 |
(2023 Suns) |
12 | 1.7 | 7 | 87 | 35 | 52 | 5 | 9 | |
| 5 | (2002 Jazz) |
11 | 2.8 | 4 | 50 | 16 | 40 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | (2005 Pacers) |
10 | 0.8 | 13 | 193 | 40 | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| 7 | (2025 Timberwolves) |
9 | 0.6 | 15 | 90 | 44 | 50 | 3 | 20 |
(2015 Spurs) |
9 | 1.3 | 7 | 125 | 78 | 23 | 10 | 0 | |
(2021 Lakers) |
9 | 1.5 | 6 | 140 | 43 | 48 | 2 | 18 | |
| 10 | (1987 Lakers) |
8 | 0.4 | 18 | 345 | 123 | 36 | 35 | 0 |
(2003 Jazz) |
8 | 1.6 | 5 | 98 | 34 | 20 | 2 | 0 | |
| Steals | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Blk | 3pm |
| 12 | (2025 Celtics) |
7 | 0.6 | 11 | 88 | 66 | 20 | 14 | 14 |
(2002 Raptors) |
7 | 1.4 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 14 | (2024 76ers) |
6 | 1.0 | 6 | 42 | 21 | 24 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | (2018 Timberwolves) |
5 | 1.0 | 5 | 59 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
(2013 Celtics) |
5 | 0.8 | 6 | 76 | 82 | 21 | 6 | 0 | |
| 17 | (2017 Bucks) |
3 | 0.5 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | (2021 Trail Blazers) |
2 | 0.3 | 6 | 74 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
(2016 Grizzlies) |
2 | 0.5 | 4 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 7 | |
(2016 Mavericks) |
2 | 0.4 | 5 | 102 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | |
(2010 Cavaliers) |
2 | 0.2 | 11 | 127 | 61 | 15 | 13 | 0 | |
(2016 Clippers) |
2 | 0.4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Steals | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Blk | 3pm |
| 23 | (1999 76ers) |
1 | 0.2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
(2009 Rockets) |
1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
(2014 Warriors) |
1 | 0.1 | 7 | 42 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
(2007 Nets) |
1 | 0.3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
(2003 Spurs) |
1 | 0.1 | 18 | 46 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 28 | (1995 Trail Blazers) |
0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(2013 Clippers) |
0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
(2012 Heat) |
0 | 0.0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
(2022 Warriors) |
0 | 0.0 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | |
(2016 Thunder) |
0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
(1995 Magic) |
0 | 0.0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
(1999 Magic) |
0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
(2013 Nets) |
0 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
(1999 Knicks) |
0 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |